Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Hungary

Hungary: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 3,070 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3,070 Persons
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 33 countries
All-time high
4,269 Persons
in 2001
All-time low
3,070 Persons
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Hungary, 1999–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1999201220251999: 4.2k Persons2000: 4.1k Persons2001: 4.3k Persons2002: 4.3k Persons2003: 4.2k Persons2004: 4.2k Persons2005: 4.2k Persons2006: 4.1k Persons2007: 4.2k Persons2008: 4.2k Persons2009: 4.2k Persons2010: 4.1k Persons2011: 4.1k Persons2012: 4.0k Persons2013: 4.0k Persons2014: 3.8k Persons2015: 3.7k Persons2016: 3.6k Persons2017: 3.6k Persons2018: 3.5k Persons2019: 3.5k Persons2020: 3.5k Persons2021: 3.2k Persons2022: 3.2k Persons2023: 3.1k Persons2024: 3.1k Persons2025: 3.1k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Hungary is 3,070 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Hungary peaked at 4,269 Persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,070 Persons, in 2025.

Hungary ranks 20th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,169 Persons 4,169 Persons 4,169 Persons 1
2000s 4,193 Persons 4,130 Persons 4,269 Persons 10
2010s 3,801 Persons 3,458 Persons 4,144 Persons 10
2020s 3,191 Persons 3,070 Persons 3,469 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 17 Greece 4,241 Persons compare
  2. 18 Portugal 3,839 Persons compare
  3. 19 Czechia 3,454 Persons compare
  4. 21 Austria 2,955 Persons compare
  5. 22 Sweden 2,812 Persons compare
  6. 23 Israel 2,691 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Hungary?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Hungary was 3,070 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 4,269 Persons in 2001.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 3,070 Persons in 2025.
How does Hungary rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Hungary ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.